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Connecting the card reader with the iPad

Press the small blue button on the upper side of your card reader in order to turn the device on.

2. ACTIVATE BLUETOOTH ON YOUR CARD READER

Afterwards Bluetooth can be activated on your iPad as well as on your card reader. The button with the Bluetooth-symbol on it has to be pressed for about 5 seconds until the symbol in the left top of the display flashes white.

3. ACTIVATE BLUETOOTH ON YOUR iPad

Bluetooth on your iPad can be activated in the system preferences menu.

Wait until your iPad displays the following sequence of characters “orderbird####”. Now click on “orderbird####". The card reader and the iPad will be connected.

4. CONNECTING

A connection request will appear on your iPad. Click the “Connect” button and confirm the connection afterwards by pressing the button with the green check mark. The card reader is now connected to your iPad.

5. CASHLESS BILLING

Open your orderbird-app. During the billing process you can pick “card”. The orderbird- app will connect automatically with the card reader.

Follow the instructions in your app, alternatively on the display of your card reader. During the first transaction the card reader will set up. This process can take a few minutes.

It is possible to ignore or delete other forms of payment like EC- or credit card by entering the preference section of your orderbird- app, click payment, forms of payment and edit.

IMPORTANT:

Never close the app during a payment process!!!!

It is not possible to connect multiple devices to the card reader. As soon as the card reader is connected to a device (for example an iPad) it can be used exclusively by this single device.